Amy’s “Feel the Love” Chocolate-Dipped Fruit and Nuts

This artfully prepared yet simple dish is what Amy Nylund brought Lanell Coultas
after Coultas’ son Hank was born. And it was one of her favorite food
deliveries. “Every time I would open my fridge, I would see that platter, and I
would just take one. It was beyond tasty and beautiful. You could taste the
love—that each thing had been hand-dipped—and it felt like a hug from Amy every
time I grabbed one.”

Servings: 1 platterful

Author:

Course:

Dessert

Cuisine:

All Year

Keywords:

chocolate Sweet Strawberry nut

🧂 Ingredients

16 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 tablespoons non-hydrogenated vegetable shortening
Assortment of fresh and dried fruit pieces (such as fresh strawberries, dried mango, dried pineapple, fresh apple slices, fresh grapes, dried apricot, etc.)
Assortment of raw or roasted nuts (cashews, almonds, pecans, etc.)

Instructions

1 Using a double boiler, melt the chocolate chips and shortening, stirring until
smooth.
2 Prepare a large platter covered with parchment paper or wax paper.
3 Dip the fruit pieces into the melted chocolate and then lay on the parchment or
wax paper. Arrange clumps of nuts on the paper, then spoon the melted chocolate
on top of them.
4 When the platter is full, place it in the refrigerator for the chocolate to
harden.